Hi-Fi Show: From extreme high-end opulence to vintage rigor!

[@audioupgrades]

Nice to see. Even if the systems are different, you see the same dedication to sound and music in them, realised in different ways.

[@starlightgrecording559]

@starlightgrecording559 Audioupgrades Gerard Stroh!!! I Have A super Awesome Stereo Set up and it is mostly All XLR Balance Base Low Z Cables and I Use Nothing But Vintage Hi-End Pioneer Direct Drive Turntables an A Vintage JVC QL-Y5F Direct Drive Turntable and I Use Nothing But Pro Reel to Reel Studio Tape Machines in My Setup and My Stereo Setup Is All Pro Gear and Recording Studio Monitors and My 2 Main EQ's are the DBX DriveRack Pa2 Units and I use One for My Main Speakers and The Second one is Used For My Subwoofers and I have My Video on Guido's Anadialog KZbin Channel*** I Have The Full Video On My Starlight G Recording KZbin Channel****

[@CarlVanDoren61]

Yes, a lot of old school 😮

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

@audioupgrades I could not agree with you more.

[@gilesdavis6345]

Thanks again Guido, The second last system was staggering. I’ve just sent you a video of my humble pride and joy. All the best Giles

[@anadialog]

Bravo!

[@felipefinsterbusch3984]

Everything that was shown is spectacular but, the third video is incredible for one simple reason, it has all the vinyls organized in the warmest way possible, my Canadian friend, I will go live in your music room, I loved it. 13:00

[@shanestephenson8423]

Love this content Guido. You really are on to something here. I will certainly be sending a video once I get back home from my overseas trip.👍🎧🙂

[@gerihifi]

Thanks a lot...keep submitting 😊 Great collections, Love it to see the different setups!

[@roadmovies]

Love it! High, low and in-between, all excellent

[@onemat2000]

Wowie Zowie!

[@tommyv8584]

I’m loving all these amazing systems 👍🎶🤚….

[@cnf1958]

Incredible video , thank you very much much

[@DavidMindyMcGinnis]

I love this keep doing it. Awesome video.

[@sloboat55]

Very cool stuff. Excellent

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Great Hifi systems there definitely

[@jakefiersing]

Guido, you obviously cherish reel to reels very much. Recently I heard someone being convinced that reel to reel is even sounding better than vinyl. I am getting more and more curious about that medium.

[@brunohebert1351]

Better start saving then... I have 4 R2R, but none of the caliber we saw in the video. And already it's not cheap. And those 15 ips master tapes are very expensive like $300-500 and you need a specific type of R2R to be able to play them. But with a nice "regular" R2R, in good condition or serviced with a decent 7.5ips tapes, it's pretty enjoyable already and if the heads are in good shape you could make some pretty good recordings

[@anadialog]

Yes, my logo says it all! It is the best medium out there but yes, as others have said it is expensive and IMO it is better to wait and get a pro one than get immediately a low quality machine. I did a lot of videos on the topic. Check out my tape playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLDKsdsTBptr477KwjoZyMlCc8Yvjplijw&si=M-zVFxHAR5kOCvje

[@toulcaz31]

Thanks for sharing these videos. Although the “sky has no limit” setup looks amazing, I am more interested personally seeing people flirting with the inflection point of the law of diminished returns and getting the best value for money setup.

[@anadialog]

I am sharing whatever comes through the door, no filters here (unless there are problems with the video)

[@toulcaz31]

@@anadialog I was commenting, not complaining. I even thanked you for sharing them. 🙂 These medals tend to highlight more premium products, not sure if it was your intent.

[@offbeatinstruments]

I actually sent a new version of my video after seeing the great quality of what others had done. Please ignore the crappy first two versions! I hope you find it interesting enough to use.

[@anadialog]

Ok I will keep an eye open!

[@AudioGuyBrian]

That red Technics R2R was a real looker! And a nice Studer deck. Amazing. I would love to hear some of those tapes in his collection of 15 ips reels.

[@tweakerman]

Lovely stuff!!!

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

Guido, would you consider contacting Stewart for a follow up video from him (an interview even) with additional information/context about *why* he selected the pieces he did and *how long* it took him to put his system together? Also, pitfalls and missteps that may have occurred as he put it together. The decision to go more modern rather than vintage. *What his system goals/philosophy were* when he was first putting his system together. And his *perspective on cost and performance* . What do I mean by this? For example, did he simply buy all these pieces because he knew they would satisfy his hi-fi goals and then he just bought them because he could? Or, was he discerning about cost every time (or most times) he was buying another piece or pieces for the system? The economic aspect of his system is a kind of sleeping elephant in the room, but it is there nonetheless, gently snoring perhaps. :)

[@musiclassica]

Thanks for the videos, Guido. One mild remark: can you lower the volume on the cymbal crashes? Grazie !

[@anadialog]

Thanks for pointing that out, I will!

[@sidesup8286]

Now if only we can get an ingenius super tweaker to show his susyem! Or would that be giving away too many tweak ideas that are Top Secret? If there are strings from the ceiling holding up cables, we don't mind; but we already know that one. Any guys using magnetic levitation on your cables? Or the bottom trunk piece of a thousand year old mighty redwood tree as your equipment stand. Check with your builder if your floor can hold over half a ton. What is disturbing and sad about the real high end guys video is that his wonderful Nola speakers, he has never really heard with all that stuff crowding it. Speakers need to be in free space. Also TV screens cause early reflections and can really bring the sound quality down. Spending that much money on equipment and then crowding it up instead of letting it breathe in free space is a little hard to believe. Perhaps they are hearing 1/2 the potential sound quality of their equipment. The first guys video was the coolest aesthetically. Even though his equipment is not nearly as high end as the 2nd to last video, it's well set up and the room acoustically treated, and I'm sure that in at least some ways it sounds better than the super high end guys system. That would make for an interesting listening comparison

[@austinlibby7025]

If you could help many of us in the US find quad 57s like you have which I owned be really appreciated. I think a lot of us out here would like to know where to get them. You mentioned where you would find them in the UK and in the you are, but we in the US would like to know where to thankyou in advance

[@toulcaz31]

Metzger Audio in Dallas has a set of serviced ESL-63 for sale.

[@anadialog]

I am EU based so I don’t know. In any case official Quad is in Germany now and I am sure they have some distributors also in the US, check the site or write to them

[@00penguin]

If anyone wants to chime in with the little black box with big green Vu meters that sat on top of the vtl preamp in the first video I'd love to know what that device was.

[@yieldtothenight]

It would be ideal if you could list in the description each viewers equipment featured in each video. Also if the highlight awards icons could be a little smaller.. Otherwise great.

[@anadialog]

Taking notes, the first request is quite difficult because not everybody wants and does that…

[@StukaUK]

All very interesting. For #3, yes I know it’s vulgar, but I’d like to know how much all that cost him. Both in terms of hardware, and his massive media collection.

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

You were not the only one thinking along these lines, I assure you.

[@MarArraes]

Um brasileiro corajoso kkkk...

[@arne8946]

Hi Guido, would you also have a lossless copy of the sample copyright-free music? Cheers, Arne

[@anadialog]

All tracks are present in the video description ready for download in one single batch!

[@willburr5929]

It's really hard to justify anything other than a surround setup, if you have the room for it.

[@starlightgrecording559]

@starlightgrecording559 Hi Guido Sir*** Gerard Stroh!! Great Stereo Setups and I Like The Gold Akai GX636 Reel to Reel and I Have To Tell You My Oldest Brother James Stroh in 1982 Was Station in England and Had The Same Tape Deck and He Was in The Navy and the Sad Part He Pass Away 2 years Ago Guido!!!! I also Like The Other Video Who Had the Studer A-807 Series Reel to Reel Tape Deck and The Technics Reel to Reel Tape Machine and All The Master Tapes and I think That's Awesome!!!! Bye Guido From Gerard Stroh!!!

[@JIMFROMANDROS]

Good evening. My comment isn't concerning the video (which is great). My daughter works in Florence so I come to your town very often. I want to ask if i can find a shop in Florence to cut new vinyl Records with my own music in small numbers (for example 5 copies) Thank you very much and I feel sorry for the inconvenience

[@anadialog]

Unfortunately in Florence you are not going to find much. A true real place for small batches is in Bologna (35 min by train): www.vinilificio.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgJCz2_HnhQMVOGxBAh2-sgPNEAAYAiAAEgIwQPD_BwE

[@JIMFROMANDROS]

Thank you very much. You've been helpful.

[@dajikbatarang1]

I’d submit something, but my system is completely digital at the moment

[@anadialog]

No problem, nothing is hold back. Everything is welcome!

[@asaholey]

He got more equipments than records.

[@anadialog]

😂

[@joeyjustin6895]

11:05 TOTALLY NOT DIGING YOUR SOUND EFFECTS AND IMAGES TAKING UP VALUABLE SCREEN REAL STATE. LET THESE PEOPLE HAVE THERE MOMENT AS IT IS THERE MOMENT

[@TheNorliss]

Learn to write properly before being an obnoxious arse.

[@anadialog]

It was very clear from the start how the format is structured, so once again this is you opinion NOT a fact, but as I said I am assessing all comments

[@toulcaz31]

Any reason why you need to comment with all caps as if you were yelling at him? KZbin is not your therapist…

[@joeyjustin6895]

12:03 THANKS FOR RUINING THE VID. WE DONT WANT YOUR B.S. WHILE PEOPLE ARE TALKING. EXTREAMLY RUDE OF YOU

[@anadialog]

I see that you aren’t capable of creating a discussion but just shouting your opinion, but in the end that is all it is. In any case, since this a new format I taking notes on all comments even the rude ones like you (speaking about politeness).

[@joeyjustin6895]

2:40. YOU CRINGE AT AN EQ. IM GONNA DO A SHOW ON EQS ALL HIGH END UNITS HAVE EQS BUILT ON THIER MAIN BOARDS TO FLATEN SOUND SO MOST EVERY HIGH END COMPONENT ALREADY IS USING EQ SO GETTT OVER IT!!

[@anadialog]

I think I see some prejudice here, and it ain’t me ;-) Even if some manufacturers do that, not the purist ones which are in good number, adding another component along the line is always a bad idea. That is my main concern as well as in the internal circuit, not the effect. Simple is much better. But I understand who need for example like him, some controls for low volume listening

[@areks.6101]

Yes indeed, I'm against additional components such as EQ "in-line" set up, between components. They do add unnecessary distortion, some noise & thinning the soundstage. Even with expensive Pro-Audio equipment (Klark Teknik, hi-end DBX Stuff, etc.) However......my EQ is running via pre-amp's tape loop. EQ is only effective if I engage the "tape monitor" switch. No need for equalizer otherwise. I like the timbre as pure, as possible. For very low volume listening, especially at night time, while people sleep, the sound "loses" its highs&lows, so boosting those frequencies really helps. Remember the "Loudness" button on vintage receivers? That's exactly what I'm doing, but with the EQ. I hope that helps. Cheers, and best regards everyone! 🙂